Lowenthal, Leo

Lowenthal (1900- 1993) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and was professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley from 1956 to 1968. He was affiliated with the Institut für Sozialforschung for several years. The Institut was founded in Frankfurt in 1923 and was closed by the Nazis in 1933. During the war years it relocated to Columbia University (as the Institute of Social Research) and was reestablished in Frankfurt am Main, in 1949 under the direction of Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno.

From the guide to the Leo Lowenthal papers, 1933-1969., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

German-American social scientist.

From the description of Leo Lowenthal interview transcript, 1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123429628

Lowenthal (1900-1993) was born in Frankfurt, Germany, and was professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley from 1956 to 1968. He was affiliated with the Institut für Sozialforschung for several years. The Institut was founded in Frankfurt in 1923 and was closed by the Nazis in 1933. During the war years it relocated to Columbia University (as the Institute of Social Research) and was reestablished in Frankfurt am Main, in 1949 under the direction of Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno.

From the description of Papers, 1933-1969. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 86143786

Biographical/Historical Note

German-American social scientist.

From the guide to the Leo Lowenthal interview transcript, 1991, (Hoover Institution Archives)